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Supervisors send Embarcadero economic‑impact resolution to full board; ordinance on new street closures held
Summary
After hours of public comment from Fisherman’s Wharf merchants and neighborhood groups, the committee voted to forward a resolution ordering an economic study of two proposed Sunday‑street closures (Aug. 31 and Sept. 14) to the full board without recommendation and held an ordinance that would tighten board approval for new event routes.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee on July 21 voted to send a resolution to the full San Francisco Board of Supervisors asking the Office of Economic Analysis and the Office of Small Business to study the economic effects of proposed temporary Sunday closures of portions of the Embarcadero on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14. The committee did not recommend the resolution; it will proceed to the full board for further consideration.
Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents part of the affected waterfront, introduced the two items and said many merchants and residents had contacted his office with concerns about the selected dates and the process used by the mayor’s office. Peskin said the measure is about ensuring meaningful outreach and information, not about partisanship: “This is about communication,” he said,…
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